State Level Workshop on Dalits and the Law at Bihar on August 2010: Part 3

Описание: State Level Workshop on Dalits and the Law at Bihar on August 2010
A one day State Level Legal Workshop on Dalit and the Law was held at Nawada, Jehanabad, Bihar on 1st August in 2010. It was an initiative taken by Human Rights and Law Network. Many Activists & Lawyers Dalit women and men were participated from different parts of the state of India.
Dalit and Adivasi Rights
The Indian Constitution banned the practice of untouchablity under Article 17 and the Schedule Caste/ Schedule Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities Act), 1989 was introduced to combat persecution and discrimination against Dalits and Adivasi (tribal) people. Despite the existence of these strong legal provisions, Dalit and Adivasi populations have found it virtually impossible to access their rights through the legal system. In this context, Human Rights and Law Network (HRLN) provides legal aid and rights-awareness to members of Dalit and Adivasi communities and uses the law to ensure that the violation of Dalit and Adivasi rights are addressed through the legal system.

State Level Legal on Dalit Rights is a forum committed to the elimination of discrimination based on caste The Dalit Rights Initiative at HRLN has been instrumental in bringing about some landmark legal decisions on Dalit/Adivasi rights, which have positively impacted the lives of thousands of people around the country. Dalit populations are often forced into manual labour and scavenging (disposing of human excrement, animal carcasses, etc.).

ISSUES OF CONCERN
• The practice of untouchability and discrimination against Dalits/ Adivasis
• Unorganised labour (Migrant Labour, Bonded Labour & Child Labour etc.)
• Manual scavenging
• Dalit/ Adivasi women's rights
• Protecting the rights of couples in inter-caste/ intra-gotra marriages
• Dalit/ Adivasi land rights
• Affirmative actions/ Protective Discrimination
• Special developmental schemes/ policies related to Dalit/Adivasi populations


For any kind of legal and social help related to Dalit and Adivasi issues, one can contact Human Rights Law Network. For more, visit us at http://www.hrln.org/hrln/dalit-rights...